Update: Pilot’s body found after weekend crash into Croatan Sound

Manteo, N.C. – The body of a pilot who crashed his plane into the Croatan Sound Sunday morning was found Monday. Dive teams removed his body from the submerged wreckage of the plane around noon.

A family member identified the pilot as Greg Carlisle of Raleigh, N.C.

The plane crashed about a mile offshore while attempting to land at the Dare County Regional Airport in Manteo around 11:45 a.m. Sunday.

Personnel from the Dare County Regional Airport and The Dare County Sheriff’s Office were able to rescue a female passenger, who had escaped the wreckage. She was transported to the Outer Banks Hospital, then taken to a hospital in Greenville.

It’s not known what caused the crash yet, but the airport director says thick fog likely played a big role.

The pilot’s brother-in-law, Paul Beaman, says Carlisle was an experienced pilot who grew up flying. He was flying his personal plane when he crashed.